| proverb |
it is never long that comes at last; between promising and performing, a man may marry his daughter (used ironically when one has to wait too long for what is promised); promises are either broken or kept; promises, like piecrust, are made to be broken (contrast: a gift in the hand is better than two promises. he gives twice who gives quickly. promising is the eve of giving. one acre of performance is worth twenty of the land of promise); he who expects from a promise a lot must wait for three years or maybe not |
